Synopse

A moving portrait of transvestite artist Olivia Jones about identity, courage and the power of self-acceptance. Springe, a bourgeois little town in the Lower Saxony of the 1970s and 80s. Evelin (Annette Frier) is caught between shame, worry and social pressure due to the otherness of her son Oliver (Johannes Hegemann), who ultimately escapes to the Kiez quarter of Hamburg. Thanks to a big heart, an irrepressible sense of humour and the ability to get up every time he’s down, Oliver manages the transformation to Olivia Jones, transvestite icon, entertainer and Kiez restaurateur. A story about letting go and rediscovering oneself, and the right to be different.

Regie

TILL ENDEMANN was born in Hamburg and studied at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. He has made numerous cinema and TV films, including Das Lächeln der Tiefseefische (2005), Der blaue Panther (2010) and Und dann steht einer auf und öffnet das Fenster (2022).

Vorstellungen

29.09.2025     18:45 Uhr

CinemaxX Dammtor - Saal 1

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Tags

• Loneliness
• Coming-of-Age
• Autobiography/Portrait
• sexuality
• identity
• discrimination
• LGBTQIA+/queerness
• Family and Relationship